City of Alpharetta issued the following announcement.
The Wire & Wood Alpharetta Music Festival returns to Downtown Alpharetta for its eighth year on Friday and Saturday, October 8 - 9 from 5:00 – 11:00 PM. The FREE admission festival will showcase more than 30 performances by singer-songwriters representing a variety of music genres on six outdoor stages throughout Downtown Alpharetta. This year’s festival will feature headliners Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors and Ruthie Foster. In addition to music, festival goers can enjoy food from local restaurants and food trucks.
The Wire & Wood Music Festival will feature a headliner performance from four-time Grammy nominee blues artist, Ruthie Foster, on Friday night, October 8. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, an Americana act hailing from Nashville, will headline the festival on Saturday night, Oct. 9. Additional artists confirmed to perform at the eighth annual Wire & Wood Music Festival include Southern Avenue, Elizabeth Cook, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, SUSTO (Acoustic Duo), Michelle Malone, AJ Ghent, Certainly So, Blair Crimmins and the Hookers, Steve Poltz, Cat Ridgeway, Matthew Mayes & John Meyer of Jupiter Coyote, J. Scott Thompson (Trio), Emily Hackett, Lyn Avenue, Across the Wide (Acoustic Duo), Telegram, Alex Guthrie, Michael Magno, Hope Cassity, Aspen Anonda, Rusted Soul, Smith & Calvert, Leah Belle Faser, Sailing to Denver, Wade Sapp, Hunter Blalock, Surrender Hill, Chelsea Shag, ROSEY and Wendlo.
The two-day event takes place on multiple outdoor stages throughout Downtown Alpharetta. Outdoor stages include Main on Milton, Town Green Stage, Canton Street Stage, Brooke Street Park Stage, Market Street Stage and Formal Garden Stage. In addition to the six outdoor stages and new this year, the Wire & Wood Music Festival is partnering with Music Match, a program created to bring local musicians to restaurants and venues to create a vibrant music scene year-round in Alpharetta. Participating restuarants include: Ceviche, Chiringa, Citizen Soul, Clothes Horse, Kilwins, Minnie Olivia, Never Enough Thyme, Restaurant Holmes, Smokejack, and Truck & Tap. The following musicians will be performing in these venues over the festival weekend (Oct 8- 9): Ansley Stewart, Amanda Belair, Andrea and Mud, BJ Wilbanks, Bookclub, Brother Sam and Old Matt Donald, Chayse Pannel, Evan Stepp, Faithless Town, Hill Roberts, Jesse Warren, Reverend Hylton, Katie Martin, Kurt Lee Wheeler, ROCCO and Shreeps.
Event goers can support the wide variety of delicious food and beverage options from numerous local restaurants in Downtown Alpharetta. Due to the expected high demand for restaurants, attendees are encouraged to call ahead to place to-go orders for pick up. Additionally, the event will bring in two local food trucks to add to the options for attendees.
Getting to Wire & Wood Music Festival is easier than ever with numerous transportation options for fans to experience the festival. Free parking is available throughout the downtown area including the City Hall Parking Deck located at 2 Park Plaza, the parking deck at 92 Milton Avenue and the 45 Roswell Street parking lot. For fans enjoying ride-share services, the drop-off/pick-up location is at 37 Old Roswell Street. Due to reduced seating capacity at some outdoor venues, attendees are encouraged to bring their own portable chair for added comfort and ease.
For the performance schedule, mobile-friendly music venue map and more information on the 2021 Wire & Wood Music Festival, please visit wireandwoodalpharetta.com.
The 2021 Wire & Wood Music Festival sponsors include the City of Alpharetta and the Alpharetta Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.
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Source: City of Alpharetta
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